Tennessee Electricians
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The largsr muncipalities have there own inspection depatments... fairly uniform within each... some variances between muncipalities, some one Code cycle, some the other also. Rural areas, lots of good ole boys.
ohm
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- Birmingham, AL
What Code cycle dis-allowed stranded pigtails and allowed spade lugs on receptacles. Do the good ole boys have any of this stuff written down anywhere?
ohm, it's not as bad as it probably sounds. my input is tarnished today due to some of those inconsistancies..there are definitely some "unique interpretations" and a pre-job meeting with the inspector is not a bad idea.
Fulthrotl
~Autocorrect is My Worst Enema.~
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actually, it sounds like the opposite is the problem... the whole state is under
rigid control, from a passel of people....
sounds a lot like everywhere else.... "what do you want to see, to sign this
puppy off?" and dealing with inspector quirks seems to be a lot of what we
have to deal with.
jrannis
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- Fort Lauderdale/ Miami
I think you are going to face an incredible culture shock. Quality of life is very different in the south compared to New England.
The only advantage you could have is that you have traveled in the military. Check out the Places Rated Almanac.
Culture shock? Tennessee is not a third world country.
jrannis
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Buck Parrish
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- NC & IN
You know Kentucky just had a major ice storm. Just one state a way.
And I know they need electricians.
Just my 2 cents
I don't know about Tennessee, but I remember Arkansas having roadside dumps in places where there was a steep hill next to the road. I guess the locals would throw the trash out from their trucks.
Another fun one was how everything shut down for an inch of snow. At the time they only had road graders to plow.
There were also a lot of indoor "no spitting" signs.
A good line from Sweet Home Alabama was something like "You need a pasport to visit here".
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sparkyway
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Most of the "storm damage" work left is in the hands of the POCO's here in KY. Like anyplace in the US, there are pockets of homes and businesses still being built and remodeled. I really can't say we need more electricians right now. As far as moving to Knoxville and starting a contracting business...the trump card is the economy and right now a sure thing is worth a year or two more of watching the Knoxville situation...now you're up to a dollar two ninety-eight in opinions. Oh yeah, please don't tell Diane Sawyer that an electrician from Kentucky can actually read and write.
It may have been the big crayon that fooled her
sparkyway
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- South Central Ky
Oh sure! Diane beats me so harshly and then its on to this forum for a few more jabs with the ole shank...well, at least this viscious assault had a colorful crayon in the mix...lol. I just might have to get a few of my "Deliverance" friends to help me defend this state! On the more serious side, I just heard a large local electrical company is closing its doors as overhead costs are just exceeding the current work availability... guess I'll be competing with those fellas for crumbs all the more.
It may have been the big crayon that fooled her
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